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Most drugs are metabolized in the - ANSWER-liver
You just gave Mr. John Jones' medication to Mr. Tom Jones. You are new on the job and are still in
orientation, and are concerned that if you report your error that you will lose your job. It is safe and
acceptable not to tell anyone of the error as long as you monitor the patient carefully and report any
adverse effects - ANSWER-False
A child is given a sedative before an invasive procedure. Instead of calming him, he becomes very
excited. This is an example of which effect? - ANSWER-Idiosyncratic
A current concern with elderly patients is
the risk of increased adverse reactions and
,interactions when many different drugs are
taken at once. This is called:- ANSWER-
Polypharmacy
- ANSWER-
Which information is most important to collect when assessing for allergies?
What the allergy is to and what type of
reaction was experienced
A patient has been on a branchiodilator inhalers for 10 years. Over the years, he has had to increase the
dose and the frequency of the inhalers to achieve the same effect. This is an example of: -
ANSWER-Drug tolerance
Once a drug is administered, it is distributed throughout the body by the: - ANSWER-
Blood
- ANSWER-
The agency responsible for enforcement of laws pertaining to drugs is
The Drug Enforcement Agency
, Creams and ointments used for skin lesions exert primarily a (an): - ANSWER-Local
effect
The half-life of Coumadin (warfarin) is 2 days. The medication will be cleared by the liver after how many
days?- ANSWER-8
When you establish goals for a client you are engaging in which step of the nursing process? -
ANSWER-Planning
Morphine has a high first pass effect. What are the implications of this for a patient receiving oral
- ANSWER-The patient will need a
morphine for pain?
higher dose of oral morphine than IV
morphine
Mr. Jones has drugs prescribe for pain relief. He asks you whether he can continue to drive heavy
machinery while taking these drugs. A nursing diagnoses you might consider would be : -
ANSWER-Health seeking behaviors
If a drug has a low therapeutic index, it is: - ANSWER-A potentially
unsafe drug